Janos J.
Yelp
I stopped by here for an early dinner after reading several reviews just for an togo order.
As I entered the door I noticed the health inspect report was up pretty high, so all I could see was the number, which I believe was 80, which explains why it was put up using a ladder. It is behind on the wall and most customers probably don't see it as it should be eye level or do not see it until they are leaving. I don't know about Decatur, but in Fulton this is not allowed.
My order was for some nan, garlic nan and an order of their saag gosht (lamb), or as I like to call it lamb saagwala. The guy who took my order seemed to be the manager who was at the bar, he was friendly, but seemed to be in a rush to finish his conversation with a couple at the bar. There was no one else at the bar.
While I was waiting (took about 30 minutes) for the food to be prepared I used the restroom and have to admit the restrooms here are repulsive, as you can see from the pictures. Had I ordered after I used the bathroom I would of just left and ordered else where. Before those who read my review say, "Oh, who cares about the bathroom, you don't dine out to use the restroom, you eat out to enjoy the food and that is all that matters" well, as someone who worked in public health for seven years, I can assure you restaurants who neglect bathrooms usually always neglect the bigger things, like the kitchen, checking food temperatures, food/dry storage, refrigeration, cleaning etc...
On that note, always check the bathrooms before you order anything from a food establishment.
There were about four guests who were in the dinning area eating their buffet, which seems to be the main reason why people come here. The table setups looks nice, but the ceiling décor, is not.
One of the ladies brought my food to the bar and I paid her. I gave her a tip and she slid the money into a lock-box they have near the cash register. It has a big pad lock on it. I thought that was strange, maybe the owners don't want employees to have cash on them, so if they have no cash, they don't have to worry about theft of money and then at the end of the night they open the box and split the tips with the wait staff. Hopefully that is the case and the management does not pocket it.
I left and this evening when I unwrapped the food it looked good. The Nan bread is huge, an excellent value compared to other places. Here they charge $1.50 for an entire piece, some places charge $2 for 1/3 the size. The saag looked good through the container and the rice smelled good.
My wife and I plated our food and as I was eating it I noticed that the lamb was extremely tender, way too tender... Now that is a good thing right? The texture felt on my upper palate told me something was strange. The lamb was cubed and interesting enough there were no bones, maybe they deboned the lamb and cut them into perfect chunks, which would be perfect, but it turned out this was not lamb, but tofu. I ordered lamb, paid for lamb, but got tofu.
Even though I did not receive the lamb as I ordered, the tofu did taste okay. Overall, the saag was about a 5/10. The flavour was lacking a bit, maybe there was not enough turmeric in it. I definitely prefer the Saag from Planet Bombay in little five point.
Overall, the nan bread is excellent, if you want nan bread, then I would recommend this place. However, if you want an entire course, it might be wise to just go up the street for your hors d'oeuvres and entrées. Otherwise, you may just order a meat dish and get an vegetarian dish instead, which is healthier, just not what was ordered.